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Iraq War
Is Trump Turning to Missile Strikes to Salvage His Failing Presidency?
The US strikes on Syria raise the specter that Trump may use war to raise his falling poll numbers.
President Blowback: How the Invasion of Iraq Came Home
Despite his denials that he was ever in favor of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Donald Trump is a president made by war.
George W. Bush and the Forever War
How appallingly easy it is, apparently, for people to forget.
The Surge Myth: An Iraq War Anniversary to Forget
The surge was incapable of addressing, and barely pretended to face, the true conundrum of the invasion and occupation.
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American Carnage: Fighting the Forever War
Washington is now a war capital.
The Injustices of Chelsea Manning’s Ordeal
Chelsea Manning fulfilled her legal duty to report war crimes.
The Drone Assassination Assault on Democracy
The grand irony of the super-modern technology of remote-control killing is that it has ushered in a moral and legal retrogression to medieval times.
Chelsea Manning’s Attorneys: Obama’s Commutation Will Help Save Life of Jailed Army Whistleblower
In this interview Chelsea Manning's attorneys Nancy Hollander and Chase Strangio of the ACLU discuss the responses to Manning's commutation.
James Mattis Calls for US Military to Be More Lethal at Defense Secretary Confirmation Hearing
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense, retired General James “Mad Dog” Mattis, testified Thursday at his confirmation hearing.
Signs of Hope in Desperate Times
In Iraq, refugees and volunteers speak about desperation, survival and hope.